On FastCompany.com: Why I Love My Gen Y Assistant
I recently hired a part-time assistant to help me get a bit more organized. As someone who studies generational relationships in the workplace, I was curious to learn how my personal experience as a Gen X-er managing a Gen Y-er would compare to other people’s experiences. Though we’ve only worked together for a couple weeks, […]
Stop Bashing Gen Y Workers!
I try to read everything in the news about Generation Y and careers. This means I regularly find myself plodding through frustrating stories about how the Millennials are “entitled,” “coddled” and “disloyal.” Friday’s article on MSNBC.com is yet another maddening example. When did the Baby Boomers mantra “Don’t trust anyone over 30” turn into “Don’t […]
How Gen Y is Changing the Medical Profession
In another sign that the Millennial generation is changing the longest-standing rules of work, the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal features a story about the reshaping of the medical profession. Calling the changes a “cultural revolution,” reporter Jacob Goldstein tells the stories of young doctors who are refusing to accept the long-held practice […]
Gen Y and the “Entitlement” Thing
This article appears on the WORKS by Nicole Williams website — thanks to the team at WORKS for making it a featured story! Here’s an unfortunate news flash: Current twentysomething career women—part of Generation Y—don’t always have the best reputation in the workplace. Perhaps you’ve heard some of the following comments made about your generation […]
The Blog Begins!
I’m very excited to start writing my own blog. Special thanks to Emmie Twombly (Bates College ’08) for the final push into the blogosphere. . Please let me know what you’d like to see featured here!